Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- Trust Doctor
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (6 August 2025 until 4 August 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (on-call to be confirmed)
- Job ref
- 317-TD-25-161
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Haematology and Oncology Tier 1 Rota
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £49,909 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Sustainability Fellow (ST1-2 Equivalent)
Trust Doctor
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen a for a Clinical Sustainability Fellow post at Newcastle Hospitals. The successful candidate can choose from available specialties at the time of appointment, for example in adult cancer at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Paediatrics, Critical Care, Gastroenterology, Neonatology, Plastic Surgery, Respiratory Medicine and Respiratory and Sleep Medicine.
The post would suit trainees who wish to develop a special interest in Sustainable Healthcare within their chosen field of specialty. The successful post holders will have the opportunity to study masters-level modules in sustainable healthcare run by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. Applicants will have completed Foundation Training. The post will provide a solid basis from which to apply for either a CT post or an ST post.
The posts are available from 6 August 2025 until 4 August 2026, you must have full GMC registration with a license to practice at the time of application.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please read attached Job Description& Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Sustainability Fellow will support the development of a program of sustainable-QI projects within the Trust. The posts would suit trainees who have a special interest in Sustainability.
We typically receive several hundred applications for ST1/2 locally employed doctor posts and we will therefore only shortlist candidates with paid NHS experience (this does not include Clinical Access or Clinical Observership placements) which is an essential criteria within the Person Specification. Please do not apply if you do not have paid NHS experience as this leads to significant clinician time reviewing applications from applicants who will not be shortlisted.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact:
Clinical: Dr Fiona McDonald, Consultant Oncologist, on 01912138671 or [email protected]
Sustainability: James Dixon, Associate Director of Sustainability, on 07834 389741 or [email protected]
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical:
· You will work clinically within the chosen area of specialty. You may take part in an on-call rota dependant on the particular department the post is based in. It is anticipated you may do a maximum of 50% clinical work with the remainder of the time set to study sustainable healthcare and to develop QI projects with a focus on sustainability. We also anticipate you will develop teaching packages and deliver teaching on sustainability to clinical staff.
· Applicants will have completed UK Foundation Training or the equivalent, and have 2 years’ experience of working in the NHS. Previous clinical experience in the area of specialism of interest would be welcomed but is not essential. The posts will provide a solid basis from which to apply for either a CT post or an ST post.
· The individuals will be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility at ST1-2 level. Clinical duties of the post holder may include general and specialty clinical work and include ward work as well as the opportunity to attend appropriate clinics.
Administrative:
· Successful applicants will be expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by the Medical Education Manager, or clinical supervisor, including keeping of inpatient records, ordering investigations and receiving results.
Research:
· The innovative posts will produce a range of projects that will offer the opportunity to develop both research and teaching skills. We anticipate that projects will be written to publishable standards and to be shared at national meetings.
Teaching:
· All staff are encouraged to learn from the extensive clinical education activities that take place in the Trust, and there are a number of weekly meetings that provide excellent educational opportunities. Successful applicants will be enrolled in the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare’s fellowship program of training.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trust’s core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice at the time of application.
- Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training (or equivalent).
- Paid experience working in the NHS.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant higher degree
- ALS.
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- To be clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English
- Good history & examination skills
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
- Able to order appropriate investigations.
- Image interpretation relevant to practice
- Ability to manage common medical emergencies
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
- A strong interest in sustainability.
Desirable criteria
- Experience and interest in one of the referenced specialties.
- A high standard of record keeping and familiarity with electronic patient records.
- Ability to perform basic general procedures
Management and Administration Experience
Essential criteria
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals
- Experience with audit
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior staff.
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Experience of audit projects
- Understanding of research principles
Desirable criteria
- Presentation of completed audit projects at local or national meetings.
- Organised or contributed to an audit project that has resulted in change
- Evidence in participation in research projects
- Publication of research in peer reviewed journals and presentation at local and national meetings
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team.
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Alignment with the Trust’s Values.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate.
- Presentation skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Scorfield
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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